Baseball Preview: Columbus Discoverers vs. Bellevue East Chieftains
Columbus has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Bellevue East Chieftains at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bellevue East took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Columbus, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, Columbus narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Omaha Westside 3-1.
Alex Griffith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Columbus saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jarrett Bell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Bellevue East's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Gretna East on Tuesday. Bellevue East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Columbus' victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-8. As for Bellevue East, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Columbus couldn't quite finish off Bellevue East in their previous meeting back in May of 2018 and fell 3-1. Thankfully for Columbus, Alex Pavon (who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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